Kralovec: Hotels and Accommodation

A route to Královecký Špičák and through the surrounding area of the Vraní hory mountains can begin in Královec and lead back to Bernartice; from there, a bus connection is available.

Nature

At 881 m above sea level, Královecký Špičák is the highest peak of the Vraní hory mountains. A route to the summit branches off the blue-marked hiking trail in Bernartice and leads along the Traverz Vraních hor cycle path to the mountain slope. It includes a viewpoint and a rest area at the summit. Královecký Špičák is also used by paragliders from the Czech Republic and Poland.

The Lom Královec quarry in the Vraní hory mountains is an illustrative outcrop of Permian rhyolite.

Culture and History

The Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in Královec was built between 1924 and 1928. It is a classicist-style building with a prismatic tower on the façade, a rectangular nave and a semicircular apse. The church was consecrated on 5 August 1928 and was restored in the mid-1990s.

The Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in Královec was consecrated on 22 September 1812. The former chapel was demolished in 1933 after the new church had been consecrated. A statue of Saint John of Nepomuk dating from 1762 still stands at its original location. A stone reconciliation cross stands beside the steps leading to the church. A restored statue of Saint John of Nepomuk stands 50 m along the access road to the church in Královec.

Connections

The Žacléř Tourist Railway connects Královec with Žacléř and Lampertice. Selected special trains also run via Bernartice and Trutnov střed to Trutnov.

Other destinations: Dolni Dvur, Černý Důl, Pilníkov, Hostinne, Mladé Buky, Dolní Lyseciny, Trautnau, Pec Pod Snežkou.

To the higher-level travel overview: Trutnov District.